Art Appreciation — Tell the story behind the Art

Art in the time of COVID-19

“1-Music across the balconies. COVID-19 - Lockdown – Insulation”

Art by Trayko Popov

 About the artist: Trayko Popov is an award-winning Bulgarian painter who has participated in solo exhibitions in Russia, Belgium, and his homeland.

 The story behind the art and his motivation in making it: From its beginnings in January, the coronavirus outbreak has driven millions of people to shelter at home for long days of anxiousness and boredom. In country after country, people have responded by taking to their balconies, windows, and rooftops to sing to one another, to applaud and show gratitude to their health-care workers, to play music, and to lift one another’s spirits.

 The impact on me: This painting is a good reminder for me and everyone else that nothing is going to stop us from doing what we love. We shouldn’t focus on all the negativity that’s been going around for awhile because of the pandemic. Instead, we should nurture our passion – whether you are a painter, a musician, a singer, or anything! We should show gratitude to our Creator for all the goodness that He has done for us so far despite the COVID-19 lockdown.

Positive Propaganda (2020), Das Frank, Digital Art

To win this victory battle, it begins at home.

The COVID-19 pandemic has resulted in significant burdens globally. Healthcare workers face struggles treating patients because of the outbreak. With fear in their eyes, they continue to treat people with or without Covid-19 because it is their responsibility.  

They are the heroes of the world, without them, we are in chaos. As ordinary citizens, we should thank them and give them our support for staying at home. Your simple act can make a big difference in this situation. For YOU, For THEM, For US.

About the artist Das Frank is a tattooer and a painter from Las Vegas, Nevada.  Das Frank’s style shows his love of finding the inherited humor in even the darkest of subjects. visit https://www.dasfrank.com/product/positive-propaganda

#Art4Change #covid19 #wereallinthistogether #learntogether

  Motivations for creating the art:

As the world faces the global Coronavirus pandemic we are forced to truly understand the true meaning of life in terms of what is most important to us. Our homes, our families good health and love. As we social distance and take necessary safety precautions we must remember that moving forward we should embrace all that life has to offer. Simply put, 'We can’t be afraid to live.'

About the Artist:

Miles Regis (born November 28, 1967), is a Los Angeles-based Trinidadian multimedia artist whose work taps into the emotion and experiences of exotic cultures around the world and presents them in ways that are relevant to today's modernized societies. Regis combines abstraction with figurative work; obscure references with in-your-face writings; symbolic narrative with Trinidadian splashes of color. The artist adds to this drip painting and collage work. His media includes oil, acrylic, charcoal, latex paint and occasional newspaper. He works on canvasses already colored, and on some painted with bold colors; his finished compositions take these as their start. Over the years, the USC graduate has honed a technique that incorporates drip painting and collage work that is both unique and striking. With a style reminiscent of many of history's great master painters, Regis' imagination is saturated with notions, ideas, and images reflective of a world filled with conflicting interests.

His work has been exhibited in solo and group shows nationally. Working in mixed media on both canvas and linen, Regis blends found objects and fabric with acrylic, oil, and spray paints resulting in visually vibrant worlds. His work is characterized by layers of abstract figures and bright hues as he explores themes of storytelling, activism, history, and freedom.

 The impact of their work:

                             ART IN THE TIME OF COVID-19

It’s been almost a year since the first case of Covid-19 was detected in the Philippines. At first, most of us did not think that this pandemic will be this serious, causing thousand of deaths and illness. The government, hospitals, companies, and ordinary people, none of us were ready for it. To think that the Philippines is a third world country, surviving this pandemic is very challenging for us since lots of people lack in financial resources, some hospitals are not well-equipped, some doctors and nurses are also being infected, and the lack of effective plan by our government.

The Covid-19 indeed affected our lives in a negative way. However, we cannot let this virus stop our lives because we all need to fight. This pandemic made me appreciate our frontliners more because they put their lives on the line just to fulfill their duties. Doctors and nurses do everything to save even one life; traffic enforcers still guide our ways; vendors did not stop selling goods for us; deliverymen provide us convenience by delivering goods door-to-door; and janitors still clean for us. 

The world that we loved dearly Had suffered in just an instance The things that happened severely All we can do now is social distance

Its been months since the pandemic The world seemed to have collapse Everyone just doesn't feel energetic We're left here to stay home and adapt

Lets never forget to do our part today Stay home and always wash our hands Being responsible means one step to being okay Everyone in the world needs to understands